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The Associated Press
Posted April 16, 2016 10:39 am EST
Updated April 16, 2016 11:20 am EST
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Two major earthquakes have left Japan in a state of distress this weekend. As of Saturday morning, at least 41 people were dead and over 1,500 were injured in the deadly disaster .
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Japanese media reported that nearly 200,000 homes were without electricity, and that drinking water systems had also failed in the area. TV video showed people huddled in blankets, sitting or lying shoulder-to-shoulder on the floors of evacuation centres. An estimated 400,000 households were without running water.
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An evacuee wrapped in a blanket sits at a shelter in Kumamoto city, Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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The aerial view shows a message reading "Give US Drinking Water" on the playground of Konan Junior High School in Kumamoto on April 16, 2016.
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Residents wrap themselves in blankets as they take shelter outside the town hall of Mashiki, near Kumamoto city, southern Japan, after the earthquake early Friday, April 15, 2016.
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Residents take shelter outside the town hall of Mashiki, near Kumamoto city, southern Japan, after the earthquake early Friday, April 15, 2016.
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People gather outside a town hall of Mashiki, after an earthquake in Kumamoto, southern Japan, Thursday, April 14, 2016.
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Local residents evacuate from their houses after an earthquake on April 15, 2016 in Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan.
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Hundreds of people lined up for rations at shelters before nightfall, bracing for the rainfall and strong winds.
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Local residents wait in line for rations of cooked rice at a distribution center in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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Landslides have already cut off roads and destroyed bridges, slowing down rescuers.
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Heavy machinery works recovery efforts of Oita Expressway damaged by a landslide following an earthquake in Yufu, Oita prefecture, Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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A national highway is blocked by landslide caused by an earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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A landslide is seen after the earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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Stones from a wall of Kumamoto Castle lie in the street following an earthquake, Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Kumamoto, southern Japan.
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Police received reports of 97 cases of people trapped or buried under collapsed buildings.
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A crushed car is seen after a recent earthquake on April 16, 2016 in Kumamoto, Japan.
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A residents stand in front of damaged house in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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Police and firefighters try to rescue residents trapped inside an apartment which the first floor was crashed by an earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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Residents walk along collapsed houses in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, April 15, 2016, after a magnitude-6.5 earthquake.
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Rescue team saved a man from his house buried alive on April 16, 2016 in Kumamoto, Japan. Following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on April 14th, the Kumamoto prefecture was once again struck by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.
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Kyushu island’s Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan, erupted for the first time in a month, sending smoke rising about 100 metres (328 feet) into the air, but no damage was reported. It was not immediately clear whether there was a link between the quakes and the eruption.
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The picture shows an aerial of the largest active volcano in Japan, Mount Aso, in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture on April 16, 2016.
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Historical and tourist attractions were also damaged in the quake, including the Aso Shrine, and the “cherry blossom gate.”
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This picture shows a collapsed stone wall of the Kumamoto Castle after an earthquake in Kumamoto on April 16, 2016.
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Staff of the historic Aso Shrine examine its gate collapsed by n earthquake in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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Aso Shrine is destroyed by an earthquake in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016.
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